An all-around performance — the best of his EuroLeague career — has seen Jordan Nwora of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade honored as the MVP for Round 4.
Nwora led Zvezda to an 88-79 win over previously unbeaten Zalgiris Kaunas with 24 points, shooting 7-of-12 on two-pointers, 1-of-4 from three, and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line. He also pulled down 7 rebounds, recorded a career-high 5 steals, dished 3 assists, and blocked a personal-best 2 shots. It all added up to a PIR of 34 – the highest of his career and the top performance index rating in this round.
The second-highest PIR of the round, 33, belonged to Panathinaikos Athens center Richaun Holmes. In a 91-85 win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, Holmes posted 24 points on 11-of-12 two-point shooting, 10 rebounds, and 1 block. Nadir Hifi of Paris Basketball followed with a PIR of 32 in his team’s 105-87 win over Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Hifi’s 32 PIR and 29 points were both career highs. He also tallied 5 assists and 4 steals.
Mfiondu Kabengele of Dubai Basketball registered a 31 PIR in the newcomer’s resounding 69-93 road win at the home of the defending champs, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. Kabengele contributed 26 points and 7 rebounds in the victory. Rounding out the list of this round’s top performers were Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos and Vasilije Micic of Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv. Nunn shined with 26 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds in the Greens’ win over ASVEL, while Micic tallied 24 points, 6 assists, and 2 steals in Hapoel’s 93-100 triumph at Valencia Basket.
Individual highs: Nadir Hifi, Paris, 29 points
Nadir Hifi led all scorers in Round 4 with 29 points. He is also the league’s top scorer after four rounds, averaging 23.3 points per game.
Devin Booker of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan and Paris forward Derek Willis each pulled down a round-high 12 rebounds. Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos Piraeus remains the league's top rebounder with an average of 10.0 boards per game.
Three players shared the round’s high of 8 assists: Chris Jones of Hapoel, Toko Shengelia of FC Barcelona, and Darius Thompson of Valencia. The overall assists leaders are Wade Baldwin of Fenerbahce and Sylvain Francisco of Zalgiris, each averaging 6.8 per game.
Round 4 MVP Nwora led all players with 5 steals. Hifi remains the season leader with 3.3 steals per game.
Twelve players had 2 blocks in Round 4. One of them, Walter Tavares of Real Madrid, is the league leader with 1.8 blocks per game.
Two players recorded double-doubles in Round 4: Holmes with 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Booker with 11 points and 12 rebounds.